Chip Gaines is standing on business following backlash over Magnolia Network’s Back to the Frontier, featuring a gay couple.
The Fixer Upper alum took to social media to address the criticism the reality series is receiving from some Christian viewers who are anti-same-sex couples.
“Talk, ask qustns, listen.. maybe even learn. Too much to ask of modern American Christian culture. Judge 1st, understand later/never,” Chip wrote in a post on X. “It’s a sad sunday when ‘non believers’ have never been confronted with hate or vitriol until they are introduced to a modern American Christian.”
Chip’s post came after the son of Evangelical pastor Billy Graham, Franklin, said it was “disappointing” that Chip and Joanna Gaines featured a gay couple on their show.
“Promoting something that God defines as sin is in itself sin,” read Graham’s hateful words on X.
Back to the Frontier, premiered...
The Fixer Upper alum took to social media to address the criticism the reality series is receiving from some Christian viewers who are anti-same-sex couples.
“Talk, ask qustns, listen.. maybe even learn. Too much to ask of modern American Christian culture. Judge 1st, understand later/never,” Chip wrote in a post on X. “It’s a sad sunday when ‘non believers’ have never been confronted with hate or vitriol until they are introduced to a modern American Christian.”
Chip’s post came after the son of Evangelical pastor Billy Graham, Franklin, said it was “disappointing” that Chip and Joanna Gaines featured a gay couple on their show.
“Promoting something that God defines as sin is in itself sin,” read Graham’s hateful words on X.
Back to the Frontier, premiered...
- 7/15/2025
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
After their new show premiered on Magnolia Network, the Fixer Upper stars had some choice words for the negative critics demonizing the show's casting. Chip Gaines took aim at those bashing the casting of a gay couple on the daring new show Back to the Frontier.
"Talk, ask questions, listen.. maybe even learn. Too much to ask of modern American Christian culture. Judge 1st, understand later/never. It’s a sad Sunday when 'non-believers' have never been confronted with hate or vitriol until they are introduced to a modern American Christian," wrote on X.
Produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, Back to the Frontier follows three families who leave their 21st-century technology and comforts behind to spend a summer in a simulated 1880s-inspired homestead. One of the couples includes Texas dads Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs, along with their twin boys, Ethan and Lucas. The Hanna-Riggs family is joined by...
"Talk, ask questions, listen.. maybe even learn. Too much to ask of modern American Christian culture. Judge 1st, understand later/never. It’s a sad Sunday when 'non-believers' have never been confronted with hate or vitriol until they are introduced to a modern American Christian," wrote on X.
Produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, Back to the Frontier follows three families who leave their 21st-century technology and comforts behind to spend a summer in a simulated 1880s-inspired homestead. One of the couples includes Texas dads Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs, along with their twin boys, Ethan and Lucas. The Hanna-Riggs family is joined by...
- 7/15/2025
- by Michael Block
- Collider.com
Chip and Joanna Gaines‘s latest reality TV series is facing online criticism for its inclusion of a gay couple. Back to the Frontier follows three families as they trade in their modern-day comforts for eight weeks to experience what life was like back in the 1880s. The groups face challenges as they are forced to gather their own food, build their own shelter, raise livestock and more. Among the show’s cast are husbands Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their 10-year-old twin sons, Ethan and Lucas. The couple’s casting has been met with backlash from Christians online, as Chip and Joanna are known for their evangelical Christian beliefs. “I hope this isn’t true, but I read today that Chip and Joanna Gaines are featuring a gay couple in their new series. If it is true, it is very disappointing,” evangelist Franklin Graham wrote via X on Saturday,...
- 7/14/2025
- TV Insider
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Patrick Mahomes has had no trouble dismantling opposing defenses as he led the Kansas City Chiefs to their third straight Super Bowl. But he might find that recent divorce rumors are not as easy to overcome.
Why all the sudden speculation about trouble within Patrick’s marriage to Brittany Mahomes?
Well, the source seems to be a series of TikTok videos documenting an awkward moment for the couple.
Brittany Mahomes and Patrick Mahomes attend the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix’s “Quarterback” at Tudum Theater on July 11, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jc Olivera/Getty Images)
To be clear, Patrick and Brittany just welcomed their third child, and there’s no reason to believe that they’re having any sort of marital issues. But that won’t stop desperate influencers from claiming otherwise!
Patrick Mahomes Divorce Rumors: How Did They Start?
In the TikTok clips, Patrick and...
Patrick Mahomes has had no trouble dismantling opposing defenses as he led the Kansas City Chiefs to their third straight Super Bowl. But he might find that recent divorce rumors are not as easy to overcome.
Why all the sudden speculation about trouble within Patrick’s marriage to Brittany Mahomes?
Well, the source seems to be a series of TikTok videos documenting an awkward moment for the couple.
Brittany Mahomes and Patrick Mahomes attend the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix’s “Quarterback” at Tudum Theater on July 11, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jc Olivera/Getty Images)
To be clear, Patrick and Brittany just welcomed their third child, and there’s no reason to believe that they’re having any sort of marital issues. But that won’t stop desperate influencers from claiming otherwise!
Patrick Mahomes Divorce Rumors: How Did They Start?
In the TikTok clips, Patrick and...
- 2/9/2025
- by Tyler Johnson
- The Hollywood Gossip
A very bad Tuesday night for Donald Trump turned truly awful, even for his running mate Jd Vance!
Minutes after the convicted felon was lambasted in a debate by Vice President Kamala Harris — at one point Trump was reduced to claiming that “people on TV” were saying immigrants had been eating pets — the following finally happened:
Taylor Swift endorsed Harris for President of the United States.
Taylor Swift performs on stage during the “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Wembley Stadium on August 15, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images) Finally! Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris
Mere seconds after Kamala left her podium during the first Presidential debate, Taylor sent a message out to her Swifties:
“Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight,” wrote the superstar to open a lengthy social media statement.
“If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your...
Minutes after the convicted felon was lambasted in a debate by Vice President Kamala Harris — at one point Trump was reduced to claiming that “people on TV” were saying immigrants had been eating pets — the following finally happened:
Taylor Swift endorsed Harris for President of the United States.
Taylor Swift performs on stage during the “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Wembley Stadium on August 15, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images) Finally! Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris
Mere seconds after Kamala left her podium during the first Presidential debate, Taylor sent a message out to her Swifties:
“Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight,” wrote the superstar to open a lengthy social media statement.
“If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your...
- 9/11/2024
- by Kay D. Rhodes
- The Hollywood Gossip
Taylor Swift is back to root on Travis Kelce — this time in New Jersey — and she brought along some of her famous friends.
Swifties’ wildest dreams are coming true because Taylor Swift is back for another one of Travis Kelce‘s games.
A week after the pop star set the internet ablaze by popping up next to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s mom at his game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, she’s officially back in the stands for another round of Sunday football — this time against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Swift wasn’t alone, either. In videos posted to social media from inside the stadium, Swift arrived at the game alongside close friends Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, as well as Hugh Jackman. Swift was also seen with Sabrina Carpenter and Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski.
Swift’s brother, Austin Swift,...
Swifties’ wildest dreams are coming true because Taylor Swift is back for another one of Travis Kelce‘s games.
A week after the pop star set the internet ablaze by popping up next to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s mom at his game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, she’s officially back in the stands for another round of Sunday football — this time against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Swift wasn’t alone, either. In videos posted to social media from inside the stadium, Swift arrived at the game alongside close friends Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, as well as Hugh Jackman. Swift was also seen with Sabrina Carpenter and Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski.
Swift’s brother, Austin Swift,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
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